Fidelity California Limited Term Tax-Free Bond Fund · FCSTX · NASDAQ
Distribution report · updated Nov 13, 2026
$10.36 -0.19% on the day, -$0.02
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.28·2.66%
$0.023 monthly x 12 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.023/mo
pays ~Dec 1 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 29est.
ex in 14 days ⓘ
Paying since
2006
122 payments on file
Pays
Monthly
12 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
85
Well above its usual yield
FCSTX share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
FCSTX Dividend Growth (CAGR) ⓘ
1Y +12.2%3Y +12.2%5Y +12.2%10Y +12.2%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 122 payments since 2006.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year; 2026 YTD is paid so far, the amounts vary too much to estimate the rest. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.

How Many FCSTX Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $0.28 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 21,740 FCSTX shares, about $225,226 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $10.36. $1,000 a month takes about 43,479 shares, about $450,442. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Fidelity California Limited Term Tax-Free Bond Fund (FCSTX) pays $0.023 a share monthly, $0.28 a year, a 2.66% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $10.36. It has made 122 distribution payments since 2006.

At today’s rate of $0.023 monthly and the last close of $10.36, this is what FCSTX pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.023$0.02$0.28
100 shares$2.30$2.30$27.60
$10,000 invested (965.3 shares)$22.20$22.20$266.41
21,740 shares ($500/mo)$500.02$500.02$6,000.24
43,479 shares ($1,000/mo)$1,000.02$1,000.02$12,000.20

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 FCSTX shares reinvest into 0.22 new shares each payment, about 2.7 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 451 shares. A rising payout speeds that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with FCSTX’s own history in the FCSTX DRIP calculator.

The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026, FCSTX paid $0.32 a share while its share price fell from $10.53 to $10.36. Distributions exceeded total return by $0.17 a share, so part of every payment above was your own money coming back.

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  • NAV trend: is the fund’s share price holding up report
  • Distribution funded by NAV: is it paying you with your own money report
  • Distribution stability: how much the payout jumps around history
  • Distribution trend: is the payout growing or shrinking history
  • Crash test: how the fund held up in market drops history
  • Yield sanity: is the yield too high to be believable rating

FCSTX Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

85/100Well above its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • FCSTX yields 2.66% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $10.36.
  • Its own 10-year median is 1.68%, so today’s yield is well above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.03% low2.66% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is FCSTX’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026

FCSTX has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 30 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 29, 2026, with the cash around Dec 1, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.023 a share, went ex on Oct 30, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 30 days (monthly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does FCSTX Pay?

FCSTX pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026
$0.32 a share, in 15 payments.
+30.8% against the 12 months before ($0.24 in 14 payments).
By ex-date, the same 12 months the NAV check on this page reads. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct. Ex-dates fall in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct (latest 12 payments).

FCSTX vs Similar Dividend Funds (SWOBX, ROGSX...)

Against the 10 dividend funds in Asset Management closest to FCSTX in fund size, FCSTX’s 2.66% run-rate yield is close to the group’s middle yield of 2.50%. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: in income funds it often comes with a faster-falling share price, so read it next to the NAV trend and the rating.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating
FCSTX $10.36Fidelity California Limited Term Tax-Free Bond Fund $0.023/mo$0.28/yr fwd 2.66% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
SWOBX $18.49Schwab Balanced Fund $0.388/yr 2.10% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
ROGSX $61.60Red Oak Technology Select Fund $0.073/yr 0.12% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FBCVX $25.86Fidelity Blue Chip Value $0.173/half-yr$0.35/yr fwd 1.34% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
BTO $37.56John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund $0.65/qtr$2.60/yr fwd 6.92% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
PARNX $54.81Parnassus Mid Cap Growth Fund - Investor $1.588/yr 2.90% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
PFPRX $55.35Parnassus Mid Cap Growth Fund $9.313/yr 16.83% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
SSFKX $19.43State Street Target Retirement 2065 Fund $0.363/yr 1.87% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
CSVFX $26.40Columbia International Div Inc Inst $0.196/qtr$0.78/yr fwd 2.97% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
TBLD $20.60Thornburg Income Builder Opportunities Trust $0.1042/mo$1.25/yr fwd 6.07% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
GOLDX $44.16Gabelli Gold Fund Class AAA $0.426/yr 0.96% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

FCSTX Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2006

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 30, 2026—$0.023MonthlyRegular
Sep 30, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.022MonthlyRegular
Aug 31, 2026Sep 2, 2026$0.023MonthlyRegular
Jul 31, 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.023MonthlyRegular
Jun 30, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.022MonthlyRegular
May 31, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.0219MonthlyRegular
May 29, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.022MonthlyRegular
Apr 30, 2026May 4, 2026$0.021MonthlyRegular
Mar 31, 2026Apr 2, 2026$0.021MonthlyRegular
Feb 28, 2026Mar 2, 2026$0.018MonthlyRegular
The other 112 FCSTX payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for FCSTX

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FCSTX Dividend Questions

How often does FCSTX pay distributions?

FCSTX pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does FCSTX pay distributions monthly?

Yes. FCSTX pays monthly, 12 times a year.

When is the next FCSTX distribution?

FCSTX has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 30 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 29, 2026, with the cash around Dec 1, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.023 a share, went ex on Oct 30, 2026. The current rate is $0.023 per share, $0.28 a year.

Does FCSTX pay a distribution in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Nov 29, 2026, with the cash around Dec 1, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does FCSTX pay per share?

FCSTX pays $0.023 a share monthly, $0.28 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $10.36 that is a 2.66% run-rate yield, well above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 1.68%.

Does FCSTX’s payout grow?

Its last 12 payments (about a year) averaged $0.0214, +9.8% against $0.0195 for the 12 before. Its payout floats with the income the fund earns each period, so there is no fixed rate to raise. Measured over a full year, the payout rate changed +12.2%.

Is FCSTX’s distribution safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026 it paid $0.32 a share while its share price went from $10.53 to $10.36. This is data, not investment advice. The full 6-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my FCSTX distributions?

Add FCSTX to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run FCSTX in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular distribution per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 13, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 6 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.